Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVEN, Dudley Arlen , 6G Grandson
Birth Date17 Sep 1932
Birth PlaceHart, Castro County, Texas
Death Date11 Jun 1996 Age: 63
Death PlacePlainview, Hale County, Texas
FatherAVEN, M. L. (1912-1989)
Misc. Notes
Mr. Aven died at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 1996, in the emergency room of Methodist Hospital Plainview after a sudden illness.

He was born on Sept. 17, 1932, in Hart where he lived in Hart most of his life. He moved to Plainview in 1992 from Guymon, Okla., and to Hale Center in 1994.

He was a farmer, FGL Commodities Broker and had worked for the Hale County Sheriff's Department as a deputy for the past two years.

He was a member of Hart First United Methodist Church and the Couples Bowling League.

He married Claudine Gaylon on Aug. 18, 1951, in Hart.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Randy (Arlene) Ballinger of Plainview and Mrs. Rodney (Sharon) Rawson of Lamar, Colo.; a son, Lester Aven of Hart; his mother, Clodell Aven of Hart; a brother, Melvin Aven of Plainview; five grandchildren, Nikki Stair, Jessica Rawson, Jason and Jared Aven and Reggie Ballinger; and three great-grandchildren, Hailee, Tyler and Gage Stair.

Two brothers and one sister are deceased.
Spouses
Birth Date25 Jan 1933
Birth PlaceDenison, Grayson County, Texas
Death Date9 Jun 2020 Age: 87
Death PlacePlainview, Hale County, Texas
Misc. Notes
Claudine Galyon Aven, 87, of Plainview, passed away on June 9, 2020, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Claudine was born in Denison, Texas to C.B Galyon and Rachel Simpkins Galyon on January 25, 1933. She went to school in Hart. She married her 1st grade sweetheart Dudley Arlen Aven on August 18, 1951 at the First Baptist Church in Hart, Texas. Claudine took such pride in her decorating skills of cakes for loved ones, as well as the community of Hart. She also worked at the Hart High School ISD for 14 years, and the Hale County Tax Assessors Office for 16 years which she retired from in May of 2010 at the age of 77.

Claudine is preceded in death by her husband Dudley Aven, Brother Ennis Clyde Galyon, both parents C.B Galyon and Rachel Galyon.

Claudine is survived by three Children, Sharon Sue Rawson and husband Rodney of Phoenix, Arizona, Claudia Arlene Ballinger of Plainview, Texas, and Arlen Lester Aven and wife Rhonda of Hart, Texas; one Brother, Don Galyon and wife Sue of Holly, Colorado and one Sister, Betty Fern Chaney and husband Mike of Friona, Texas; Five Grandchildren, Jason Aven, Jared Aven, Nikki Rawson, Jessica Butcher, Rachel “Reggie” Stalcup and six Great Grandchildren.
Marr Date18 Aug 1951
Marr PlaceHart, Castro County, Texas
Last Modified 13 Oct 2021Created 1 Mar 2024 by Robert Avent